NEW YORK (AP) -- A 15th-century sculpture at Manhattan's Metropolitan Museum of Art has been damaged after it came loose from its moorings and fell to the floor.
The damaged piece is a terracotta sculpture of Saint Michael the Archangel by Andrea della Robbia, the museum said.
It fell late Monday night or early Tuesday. It had been hanging over a doorway in the European Paintings and Decorative Arts Galleries since 1996.
A preliminary investigation shows the 62-inch-by-32-inch piece can be repaired, the museum said.
As a result of the accident, the Met is inspecting all of its pedestals and wall mounts.
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